Dr. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, B.A., M.Arch., M.A., D.Arch., FAIA, FACHA is a professor and chair of the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis and associate director of the Institute for Healthy Futures at Cornell University. She serves on the graduate faculty in the Cornell University Department of Architecture. A registered architect, she has LEED AP and EDAC credentials. Dr. Shepley has authored/co-authored six books, including Healthcare Environments for Children and their Families (1998), Design for Critical Care (2009), Health Facility Evaluation for Design Practitioners (2010), Design for Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care (2014) and Design for Mental and Behavioral Health (2017). Dr. Shepley has worked full and part-time in professional practice for 25 years.